It may sound strange to some, or even a bit hypocritical to say this (I mean I am a sinner) but today is and always has been the most exciting day of the year for me. I am just excited. It as if I get to see a celebrity today. When I rise on Easter Sunday morning I am overjoyed and excited, unlike I feel on any other morning. Jesus is risen today, Hallelujah! I am just so excited on the inside at the most powerful day of the year. I can rise today because the Lord fulfilled what God had planned for Him and saved us all from sin. What a sacrifice God made for little old me. That kind of love is unimaginable. I hit the good life lottery...today we all WIN!
My Easter rap: All I do is WIN, WIN, WIN, no matter what, I got heaven on my mind I can never give it up, and everytime I wake up Easter Morning, everybody's prayers go UP- and they stay there! HA HA!
The devotion today has the verse Colossians 3:2 written at the top. "Think of what is above, not of what is on the earth." We have to listen to the words of St. Paul here. The important part of our lives this moment forward is what we are to strive for. It is for what we have been using the last 40 days (47 if you get technical), to build on our (I hope) already strong relationship with our Lord Jesus. If we could walk the earth each day keeping this in mind, life would be a lot simpler. I think the Amish may have the right idea. I can only a dream of a life with what I believe to be little stress. I can honestly say that I'm a generally happy person, but things could always be a bit easier.
I know it is said that I "can" have a coke today, I "can" get on facebook, however I'm excited about the possibility of keeping up the habits I've started over this Lenten season. I hope to be running/jogging more, drinking a lot less coke (although I have many times wanted a coke over the last 47 days), blogging a lot more, reading the scriptures more, learning God's word and spending more time with my husband, not lost for hours on facebook. I know it may take some discipline and well that's my new goal for the year. I don't want to stop working on that relationship I have with the Lord, because I know I'm going to need him daily, it doesn't make a whole lot of sense to only do the fasting, alms giving and prayer as we prep for Easter. The Easter Season last for 70 days...lets see if we can keep going.
I know I can do it. Because "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me." Philippians 4:13. That Saint Paul had some good stuff to write I tell ya.
Phil 4:4-9 "Rejoice in the Lord always. I shall say it again; rejoice! Your kindness should be know to all. The Lord is near. (actually he's here now...whoo hoo) Have no anxiety at all, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, make your requests known to God. Then the peace of God that surpasses all understanding will guard your hearts and minds to Christ Jesus.
Finally , brothers, whatever is true , whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is gracious, if there is any excellence and if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things. Keep on doing what you have learned and received and heard and seen in me. Then the God of peace will be with you."
If only I could be more like St. Paul. But again, I'm small and weak, but He is big and strong enough. With Him in my life and with me every step of the way, I can't go wrong. It may take me longer to get there, but I'll get there. True happiness, complete and joyfully fulfilling love and happiness is the light at the end of the tunnel, the pure radiant light of Christ!
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